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Hawaii

//həˈwaɪ.i// name

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  1. 1
    An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.

    "I've learned a lot by watching my Democratic colleague from Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye. He’s a man of uncommon decency. I’ve never seen him demand political loyalty because of party or friendship, and I’ve never known him to go back on his word."

  2. 2
    An archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.
  3. 3
    An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands. specifically
  4. 4
    A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean. historical

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).

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